Krause-Pettai
Krause-Pettai v. Unilever United States, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
24 Plaintiffs, a class of California consumers who purchased Defendant’s products, 25 filed a putative class action against Defendant on August 26, 2020. ECF No. 1. On 26 December 2, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). ECF No. 11. 27 Defendant moved to dismiss the FAC, and the Court granted in part and denied in part 28 Defendant’s motion, with leave to amend. ECF Nos. 14, 18. Specifically, the Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ requests for injunctive relief and Plaintiffs’ claims based on products they did not purchase for lack of standing. Id. The Court also granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss as to Plaintiffs’ claims for unjust enrichment, breach of implied warranty, and as to Plaintiffs’ claims under California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”) and False Advertising Law (“FAL”), as well as to Plaintiffs’ claims for negligent misrepresentation and fraud on the ground that they were untimely. Id. On May 6, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) realleging their claims and curing any prior pleading deficiencies. ECF No. 20. On June 3, 2021, the Court entered a…